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Improving farmers’ livelihoods through conservation agriculture: options for ch...
Ndah, H.T.; Probst, L.; Kaweesa, S.; Kuria, P.; Mkomwa, S.; Rodrigues, P.; Basch, G.; Uckert, G.; Sieber, S.; Knierim, A.; Zander, P.; Schuler, J.Across Sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural practices for sustainable intensification need to be up-scaled from project interventions to institutional mainstreaming. However, several constraints, including a general lack of resources and knowledge, limited institutional support and challenging market conditions hamper this process. The objective of this study was to develop region-specific options to promote Conser...
From adoption potential to transformative learning around Conservation Agriculture
Probst, L.; Ndah, H.T.; Rodrigues, P.; Basch, G.; Coulibaly, K.; Schuler, J.Purpose: To develop a transformative learning process around the potential for innovation of technologies such as Conservation Agriculture. Design/methodology/approach: We applied principles of Transformative Learning and Communicative Action theories to design a learning process structured by the Qualitative Expert Assessment Tool for Conservation Agriculture Adoption in Africa (QAToCA). Elements of the proces...
From adoption potential to transformative learning around Conservation Agricult...
Probst, L.; Ndah, H.T.; Rodrigues, P.; Basch, G.; Coulibaly, K.; Schuler, J.Despite the substantial support of donors and development agencies, Conservation Agriculture (CA) has not moved from an invention to an innovation stage in sub-Saharan Africa. The results of the common strategy to transfer the technology from science through donors to farms in a top down manner have been disappointing (with Burkina Faso being a typical case). To make things worse, assessing the actual levels of...
From adoption potential to transformative learning around Conservation Agricult...
Probst, L.; Basch, G.; Rodrigues, P.Despite the substantial support of donors and development agencies, Conservation Agriculture (CA) has not moved from an invention to an innovation stage in sub-Saharan Africa. The results of the common strategy to transfer the technology from science through donors to farms in a top down manner have been disappointing (with Burkina Faso being a typical case). To make things worse, assessing the actual levels of...
Innovative Conservation Agriculture Approaches: Food Security and Climate Actio...
Schuler, J.; Ndah, H.T.; Mkomwa, S.; Achora, A.; Basch, G.; Sousa, J.; Probst, L.; Hauser, M.The crucial challenge for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa is feeding a growing population while preserving the natural resource base of the agricultural system. In future, this challenge will be exacerbated by soil degradation and climate change. Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been promoted as a strategy that can improve yields, soils and effective water use. CA thus has potential to increase the re...